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"Many countries have seen stalled progress in the last decade, so identifying the factors and mechanisms for accelerating progress could be critical for expanding vaccination program reach and retention." Analysis of diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (DTP) coverage data, with DTP1 as an indicator for access and DTP3 as an indicato

"MomsTalkShots positively impacted pregnant womens and mothers knowledge and perceptions of maternal and infant vaccines and the diseases they prevent." Many pregnant women and parents have concerns about vaccines.

"[I]t is critical to center Indigenous voices to understand the context in which HPV vaccine barriers exist and to develop and implement supportive programs." The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is significantly higher among Indigenous people than non-Indigenous people.

"This case study of Nepal suggests that the success of its national immunization program relied on the engagement and understanding of the beneficiaries." Nepal has outperformed its peers by increasing its diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis vaccine (DTP3) coverage from 74% and 93% between 2000 and 2019.

"...findings support the conclusions of others in ensuring optimized vaccination efforts including, political backing and investment, prioritizing vaccine equity, community-tailored approaches, and increased demand..."

A recent event celebrated faculty who had earned promotion and/or the grant of tenure, were appointed to named and endowed professorships or had earned membership in the National Academies or the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Addressing disruptions in childhood routine immunisation services during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from Nepal, Senegal and Liberia Format Sameer M Dixit, Moussa Sarr, Daouda M Gueye, Kyle Muther, T Ruston Yarnko, Robert A Bednarczyk, Adolphus T Clarke, Fatoumata Diakhite, Aliou Diallo, Bonheur Dounebaine, Shankar B Duwadi, Anna S Ellis, Nancy Fullman, Nathaniel Gerthe, Jhalak S Gautam, Kyra A Hester, Gloria Ikilezi, Rokhaya S Mbengue, Souleymane Mboup, Birahim P Ndiaye, Rajesh Man Raj...

As Biden pushes his vaccine campaign, he faces a deep-seated distrust of the medical establishment among Black communities that have long faced mistreatment at its hands.

Bidens vaccine push runs into distrust in the Black community Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Frances Stead Sellers, The Washington Post Feb. 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Michelle Chester administers a coronavirus vaccine to Dr. Yves Duroseau at Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Dec. 14.photo for The Washington Post by Sarah Blesener. Former Tuskegee, Ala., mayor Johnny Ford rolled up his right sleeve and smiled behind his mask as the first dose of coronavirus vaccine entered his arm - a televise...

Print article In Philadelphia, public health officials think block captains may be more effective than football stars in persuading people to get coronavirus vaccines. Researchers in the Navajo Nation anticipate that directives about the shots will have to be reworded to resonate with Native people. And in Atlanta, where a federally funded project has been working with community leaders to increase minority participation in clinical trials, physicians have a lesson to learn in how to talk to...